Combined pick and crowbar.



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914,541 Patented Mar. 9, 1909.

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JULIus weis, 'or sr. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

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No. 914,541. Y

specification of Lttersracent.

Patented March, 1909.

Applican'on filed November 1.9, 1907. Seria' Nc. 402,789.

To all 'whom it may concern:

.Be it known that I, JuLIUs Wnis, a citizen of the United States, residing at/St. Paul, Ain the county of Ramsey and State of Minnef sota, have p invented a new and useful Improvement in a Comblned Pick and Crow-*ban of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to a combined pick and crow-bar having for its primary object an implement which can be used as a pick or a crow-bar by changing the position of the parts. A device ofthis kind has a wider range of usefulness than either a pick or a crow-bar when used separately, and is -less expensive and more eective in'use.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this speciiication, Figure l is a side view of my invention when used as a pick; Fig. 2 is another side view showing the pick attached to the handle for use as a crow-bar;

. Fig. 3 is another side view showing the parts assembled as illustrated in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a detail side view of the butt of the handle; Fig. 5 is an end view of the butt of the handle, and Fio. 6 is a longitudinal section of a detail portion of the butt.

In the drawings A represents a pick having a pair of points, one of which resembles achisel ed e, and of ordinary construction. Between t e points is the usual tapering socket B converging inwardly.

C represents a handle having its end. which I have chosen to term its butt D provided with a ferrule E.' This ferrule iits snugly over the butt and is secured thereto by means of indents F and clips I, although it is obvious that any other suitable means may be provided for securing `the ferrule in place. The socket B in the pick is adapted to hold the ferrule and butt in the usual manner, the parts being drawn tightly into engagement with each other by pounding upon the lewer end of the handle or pressing the pick down iirmly into place'. The butt of the handle is formed with a longitudinal opening G to receive the points of the pick separately. When the ferrule is driven home on the butt as shown in the drawings the indents F are, turned in, thus engaging with the butt,.and the clips I which are formed on the ferrule are turned in over the end of the butt and into the opening G, thus Vassisting in holding the ferrule on the butt and protecting the inner walls of said opening against wear when the pickis inserted in thehandle and used as a crow-bar.

'I`o convert the/pick into a crow-bar it is removed frorn'the handle andone of its points II inserted in the openin(T G. The other Apoint of the pick is thenadapted to be usedv y a butt movement, or as a crow-barby' applying'the handle as alever and the outer point of lthe pick as the work end lthereof". The ferrule, in addition to Jforming a tight engagement between the handle and the pick and protecting the outer surface ofthe andle, also serves to revent the handle splitting when the device 1s used as a crow-bar.

This invention is ready for use at an instants notice, either as a pick or as a crowbar and is strong and durable in construction. Obviously it can be rnodiiied in construction without departing Jfrom the spirit of this invention. i v

I n accordance with theatent statutes, I have described the rincip e of operation of Imy invention, toget er with the ap aratus which I now consider to represent t e best embodiment thereof, but I desire ,to have it understood that the ap aratus shown is only illustrative and that t e invention can be carried out by other means and a lied to uses otherthan those above set fo-rtph, within the scope of the following claims.

Havingv described my invention, what. I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent, isz- 1. A device of the class set forth, comprising a ick having a double point and a socket an a handle adapted to iit into said socket and 1provided with a longitudinal opening in 't e end of its butt adapted to receive either point of the pick wA en its socket is detached from the handle, for the purposes specified.

2. A device of the class set forth, comprising a double ointed pick A having a socket, a handle adapted to iit into said socket and provided with a passagewayG in the end of its butt into which either pointoi the its soc et is out handle. y y

3. A device of the class set forth, comprising a double pointed pick having a of connection with saidick is adapted to be inserted when I socket between its ends, a handig/.a fer-rule v otherwise detached from said handle, for the purposes specified.

4. A device oi' the class set forth, eom' prising a double pointed pic-k having a socket between its points, a handle having an opening into which one point of said piek is adapted tobe inserted, and a errule upon the butt of said handle adapted to it into said socket and havin indents in engagen ment` with said hand e, for the purposes speeiied.

5. lA device of the class set' forth, comprising a dou-'ble pointed piek having a socket between its, points, a handle having an openin in its end into which one, point of said pie is adapted to be inserted, and a ferrule upon the butt of said handle having elipsturned over the end of said handleand point is adapted to be inserted, and a ferrule upon the butt of said handle having means for engagement therewith, and a portion thereof ada ted to line the opening in said handle for t le pur oses specified.

In testimony W lere-of, l have signed my name to this speeioatlon, 1n the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.4

JULIUS WEIS.

Witnesses:

H. FISCHER.,

R. A. FISCHER. 

